The Royal Canadian Mounted Police has announced it will train some 100 officers to investigate sexual harassment complaints within the ranks.

RCMP Deputy Commissioner Craig Callens said the special force is part of a larger plan created after an internal assessment confirmed the Mounties are beset by sex discrimination.

The Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety (CCOHS) has released a free online course aimed at helping agricultural and farm workers stay safe on the job.

The e-course entitled, Orientation on Health and Safety for New Agricultural Workers, was released in time for National Farm Safety Week. It provides guidance on hazards that are common to agricultural operations: working alone, violence, working with chemicals, slips and falls, lifting by hand, machinery and equipment, confined spaces, electricity and handling animals.

Since its launch in December 2008, the first edition of CSA Z462-08 Workplace Electrical Safety has had a significant impact on the electrical industry. Next to the Canadian Electrical Code, it has become the best-selling CSA standard. This January, CSA has published the second edition of CSA Z462. What changes are included in the 2012 edition?

A year and a half after Ontario introduced stricter regulations on harassment and violence in the workplace, most employers still don’t know how to put them into practice, experts say.